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I came to Messenger of Allah ﷺ with a cup of milk from Naqi' which had no cover over it, whereupon he said: Why did you not cover it? - even if you had covered it only with a stick. Abu Humaid said that he had been ordered that waterskins be tied during the night, and the doors be closed during the night. (Using translation from Muslim 2010a)   

أحمد:٢٣٦٠٨حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحٌ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ وزَكَرِيَّا بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللهِ يَقُولُ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو حُمَيْدٍ

أَنَّهُ أَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ بِقَدَحِ لَبَنٍ مِنَ النَّقِيعِ لَيْسَ بِمُخَمَّرٍ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ لَوْلَا خَمَّرْتَهُ وَلَوْ بِعُودٍ تَعْرُضُهُ قَالَ أَبُو حُمَيْدٍ إِنَّمَا أَمَرَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ بِالْأَسْقِيَةِ أَنْ تُوكَأَ وَبِالْأَبْوَابِ أَنْ تُغْلَقَ لَيْلًا وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ زَكَرِيَّا قَوْلَ أَبِي حُمَيْدٍ بِاللَّيْلِ  


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I came to Messenger of Allah ﷺ with a cup of milk from Naqi' which had no cover over it, whereupon he said: Why did you not cover it? - even if you had covered it only with a stick. Abu Humaid said that he had been ordered that waterskins be tied during the night, and the doors be closed during the night.  

مسلم:٢٠١٠aحَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى وَعَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ كُلُّهُمْ عَنْ أَبِي عَاصِمٍ قَالَ ابْنُ الْمُثَنَّى حَدَّثَنَا الضَّحَّاكُ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ يَقُولُ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو حُمَيْدٍ السَّاعِدِيُّ قَالَ

أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ بِقَدَحِ لَبَنٍ مِنَ النَّقِيعِ لَيْسَ مُخَمَّرًا فَقَالَ أَلاَّ خَمَّرْتَهُ وَلَوْ تَعْرُضُ عَلَيْهِ عُودًا قَالَ أَبُو حُمَيْدٍ إِنَّمَا أُمِرَ بِالأَسْقِيَةِ أَنْ تُوكَأَ لَيْلاً وَبِالأَبْوَابِ أَنْ تُغْلَقَ لَيْلاً